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The Apple 'crush' ad for the new iPad wasn't bad, actually

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 13:40

a squishy ball being crushed for an Apple ad — A stress ball gets crushed by a hydraulic press in Apple's latest ad. Yes, it was shocking to some, but the backlash was extreme.
Apple

Tech, culture, Advertising, apple, advertisting, ipad, tim-cook

My AI dating your AI could be the future of online dating, Bumble founder says. 'No. No. Truly.'

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 13:05

Bumble dating app — Bumble.
NurPhoto/Getty Images

Tech, AI, culture, artifial-intelligence, bumble, dating-app, modern-dating

Gen Z is bringing back digital cameras and the post-night-out photo dump

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 08:48

Three girls taking a selfie with a digital camera. — Digital cameras are back thanks to Gen Z.
wundervisuals/Getty Images

culture, Tech, digital-camera, gen-z, gen-zers, zoomers, Millennials

My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 05:23

A man standing in the shadow of a giant chess piece — Nicolás Ortega for BI

There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

culture, Discourse, Media, freelance-illustration, rebecca-zisser, Discourse, chess

College alum surprised that his ayahuasca-inspired speech praising bitcoin got groans and boos

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 15:32

Chris Pan wearing a white collar shirt and black pants and sitting in a red chair in a warehouse space. — Chris Pan
Courtesy of OSU

culture, Tech, Education, ayahuasca, Bitcoin, Viral, commencement

'Intellectual influencers' will soon be taking over your social-media feeds

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:43

Tech Insider : Economy

intellectual influencer — Intellectual influencers, or thought leaders, are the ones who will survive a social-media flux (stock image)
Tashi-Delek/Getty Images

culture, economy, tiktok, Influencers, social-media, Businesses, youtube

Panera's canceling of its charged lemonade is another chip away at our freedom

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:24

A cup of Panera — Panera is saying goodbye to its "Charged Sips," and I'm sad about it.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Retail, culture, panera, Lemonade, Lawsuits, panera-bread, caffeine

I tried the app TikTokers could embrace if a ban becomes reality — I'm not convinced it will attract Gen Zers

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 06:35

Clapper probably isn't the place for Gen Zers unless loads of them sign up en mass.

Matt Cardy/Getty Images, Clapper

culture, Tech, tiktok, clapper, gen-z, Millennials, gen-x

Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:50

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Teenage girl looking out the window — More Americans are becoming "disconnected youths" — Gen Zers that aren't participating in school or work.
Lourdes Balduque / Getty Images

economy, culture, economy, culture, Education, Careers, gen-z

Many Gen Zers are teetering on the edge of economic security in their 20s. Here's why it's such a 'decisive decade.'

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:48

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

Young woman sitting in her bedroom — Researchers are calling ages 14-24 the 'decisive decade.' Gen Zers' teenage and young adult years could determine their financial future.
Maskot / Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, culture, finance, Education, gen-z

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